Syria

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	15	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

Syria at a glance

Land area

185,180 km²

BirdLife Partner

The Syrian Society for the Conservation of Wildlife

Species
Total number of birds	350
Globally threatened birds	19
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	23
Total IBA area	11,435 km²
IBA area as % of land area	6%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Syria. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/syria on 23/12/2024.